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About Maison Claire Fontaine

Our philosophy

It is vital to us that all who visit us leave with a better understanding of both the French language and French culture and are energized and enthused for their future French language studies. We want all who come to visit us to understand and appreciate the differences and attractions of this most beautiful country and fall in love with it in some measure as we have done ourselves.

In our view no learning experience can be truly successful without three vital ingredients that we hold at the very core of our philosophy.

The first is that the education offered to our visitors is of the very highest standard backed by genuine academic and teaching excellence. Lessons, activities and all other time spent with us is planned and geared to provide constant opportunities for very real learning.

Secondly, we believe passionately in the creation of a safe and appropriate learning environment for all our visitors. This means we always take the safety and well being of our guests seriously and strive constantly to put this principal into practical effect wherever possible.

Thirdly, we believe wholeheartedly in the idea that the quality and effectiveness of learning is directly influenced and enhanced by the enjoyment and fun that pupils have whilst learning. As a result we work ceaselessly to create a total learning experience that children of all ages will enjoy and be engaged by. This generates an amazing atmosphere for us to work in and also within which our visitors learn and it is the greatest joy to us as owners and operators of MCF when we manage to achieve this.

The hard work that goes into arranging a trip by both teachers and parents is respected by us and we will always seek to support your objectives and exceed your expectations whenever possible. We well understand the trust that is placed in us when choosing MCF as a trip provider and we will always take our role seriously and deliver our services with professional pride.

We run MCF to make amazing and inspiring things happen for children who visit us for their French studies. We have a week with each school that visits us every year to make that happen. We will continue to work tirelessly on the educational quality, safety and sheer fun of what we do to ensure that the week is a truly memorable experience for everyone involved.

At last we have found you and your team, the best kept secret destination in France for educational visits. You have brought to life a little idea I had to reflect our own ethos and values at Ardingly College Prep in an authentic French context.

Little did I envisage how much you would immerse yourselves in planning and devising a detailed programme based on our own values of being generous, curious, adventurous and ingenious. We have loved every minute of the week with each and every section proving to be stimulating and engaging for all concerned.

When I asked the children to mention their ‘highlight’ of the week, they ranged from kayaking to circus skills, mosaics to the town trail at Avallon. However, the performance you all put on at the Château d Bazoches was truly exceptional and what was really apparent was that you loved delivering what you had so meticulously planned, just as much as our children were in awe at the whole experience.

Thank you all for a truly memorable week as we leave you, happy in the knowledge that each child has spoken and understood more French than ever which we can now build on in the classroom at school. MERCI!!
Suzie Cleere, Ardingly Preparatory School

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